Apple: 29 HTC phones still infringe our patent and we want them banned

HTC may have managed to satisfy the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that its recent smartphones don’t infringe Apple patents and ought to be allowed into the US, but Apple isn’t willing to give up the fight. The company claims 29 of HTC’s devices – including the new One Series – violate its patented technology, and is demanding that the ITC step in fast to clamp down on the alleged infringements.

According to Apple’s argument, FOSS Patents reports, despite the modifications made, HTC still tramples all over US Patent No. 5,946,647. The so-called “data tapping” IP described as a “system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data,” it’s the background technology that powers the following menu choices: